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AP Sports WriterCavs suspend guard J.R Smith 1 game for detrimental conductBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has been suspended one game by the team for detrimental conduct.Coach Tyronn Lue gave no further specifics about the punishment. Smith will serve the penalty on Thursday night as...

Associated PressIn lieu of White House visit, Warriors take kids to museumBy BRIAN McNALLYWASHINGTON (AP) With an offer to visit the White House as NBA champions rejected and rescinded, Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors instead spent their day off in the nation's capital touring the National...

Associated PressSome NBA teams have played 'negro national anthem' at gamesBy JESSE J. HOLLANDWASHINGTON (AP) Several NBA teams have played what is known as the ''negro national anthem'' at games during Black History Month thanks in part to the urging of a retired Howard University professor.Eugene Williams, a...

Associated PressSome NBA teams have played 'Negro National Anthem' at gamesBy JESSE J. HOLLANDWASHINGTON (AP) Several NBA teams have played the so-called ''Negro National Anthem'' at games during Black History Month thanks to the urging of a retired Howard University professor.Eugene Williams, who is 76, lives in Clinton,...

Longtime Phoenix sports columnist Gilmartin dead at 88PHOENIX (AP) Joe Gilmartin, a sports columnist for the old Phoenix Gazette for more than 30 years and member of the Pro Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, has died at 88.The Phoenix Suns announced Gilmartin's death on Wednesday.Gilmartin moved to Arizona...

Longtime Phoenix sports columnist Gilmartin dead at 88PHOENIX (AP) Joe Gilmartin, a sports columnist for the old Phoenix Gazette for more than 30 years and member of the Pro Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, has died at 88.The Phoenix Suns announced Gilmartin's death on Wednesday.Gilmartin moved to Arizona...

76ers bring Ersan Ilyasova back to PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA (AP) Ersan Ilyasova is returning to the Philadelphia 76ers.The 76ers signed the forward from Turkey on Wednesday after he was waived by the Atlanta Hawks. Ilyasova played 53 games for the 76ers in 2016-17 before he was traded to Atlanta at...

Curry to auction shoes in support of My Brother's KeeperWASHINGTON (AP) You can own a pair of shoes worn in a game by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry - and support a cause, to boot.Curry posted on Instagram that he'll be auctioning off the sneakers he wore...

Associated PressSome NBA teams have played 'negro national anthem' at gamesBy JESSE J. HOLLANDWASHINGTON (AP) Several NBA teams have played what is known as the ''negro national anthem'' at games during Black History Month thanks in part to the urging of a retired Howard University professor.Eugene Williams, a...

Los Angeles Lakers waive veteran guard Corey BrewerEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers have waived veteran guard Corey Brewer.The Lakers also recalled big man Thomas Bryant from their G League affiliate on Wednesday.The 31-year-old Brewer joined the Lakers late last season from Houston in a trade...

Longtime Phoenix sports columnist Gilmartin dead at 88PHOENIX (AP) Joe Gilmartin, a sports columnist for the old Phoenix Gazette for more than 30 years and member of the Pro Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, has died at 88.The Phoenix Suns announced Gilmartin's death on Wednesday.Gilmartin moved to Arizona...

AP Sports WriterLeBron flattered by Philly fans' free-agency fawningBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James is flattered Philadelphia fans are fawning for him.Three billboards urging James to sign with the 76ers this summer as a free agent appeared outside Cleveland on Monday. The signs were inspired by the...